Example sentences of "although [adv] [adv] a " in BNC.

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1 Here at last was an obstacle to the streetwise , although perhaps not an insurmountable one .
2 The individual blooms can be single , semi-double , or fully double like the typical H.T. — although normally just a little smaller — and the clusters succeed each other almost continuously , or at least are recurrent , from early summer to November .
3 Although technically not a baron , for he held little directly from the king , Peter was a substantial magnate .
4 The fact that Margaret had been illegitimate , a war baby conceived between an Italian prisoner of war and an English landgirl , had no bearing on her name , although probably quite a lot to do with Margaret 's lack of maternalism , since she 'd been reared in a children 's home .
5 But stolid stonewalling makes for poor copy and dull viewing , and eventually they let him go , although even then a few of the younger and hungrier among them followed him down the wide staircase and out into Piazza Matteotti , hoping for a belated indiscretion .
6 The company rapidly becomes divided into two companies , one of which comprises the hewers of wood and carriers of water who are toiling away and actually achieving the relatively little that the company can achieve ; while the others , a separate band , although quite possibly a band of high potential in actual business terms , are playing the game of political musical chairs .
7 Although unquestionably still a successful band , it could be argued that Kiss 's heyday was some time ago .
8 Enoch Powell , who although no longer a Tory MP was closely listened to on the Conservative side , recalled that Margaret Thatcher had been called the ‘ Iron Lady ’ and rather liked the description .
9 Although no longer a barren exchange , they do not represent outline agreements to be followed at the national level .
10 Blyth was historically a separate place from Tyneside , although very much a part of the North East Coast .
11 Although very much a townsman , Eliot was , like G. K. Chesterton , a great advocate of country life , and he shared the attitude of many townsmen that most other people ought to live in the country .
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